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Exclamation

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An emphatic expression using sudden or forceful diction, often ending with an exclamation mark

Detailed Definition
Exclamation in poetry is a punctuated outburst (marked by “!”) that conveys heightened emotion, urgency, or dramatic emphasis, often breaking from measured tone to inject immediacy; used sparingly, it amplifies climactic moments, though overuse can dilute its impact or suggest histrionics.
Example
Example in poetry:
“O, my love is like a red, red rose!” – Robert Burns; “Ah, sunflower, weary of time!” – Blake; “O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!” – Hamlet; “Hark! Hark! The lark at heaven’s gate sings” – Shakespeare
Additional Notes
A sudden, forceful utterance or outcry expressing intense emotion, often marked in writing by an exclamation mark (!); in poetry, it immediately raises the emotional temperature and urgency of the line.
Also Known As
Interjection Outcry Emotional outburst Exclamatory cry Ecphoneme Ecphonesis Emotional outcry exclamatory phrase Epiphonema Exclamatio
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